Semantics Theory Quiz

Semantic ---------- are the basic units of meaning in a word.

• features

• denotation

• connotation

The ---------- of an expression is often a thing or a person in the world.

• referent

• denotation

• connotation

---------- is the relationships between language and the world.

• Reference

• Denotation

• Connotation

The --------- of a word is the core, central or referential meaning of the word found in a dictionary.

• denotation

• connotation

• referent

The --------- of a word is the additional meaning that the word has beyond its denotative meaning.

• connotation

• denotation

• referent

---------- is a relation in which the referent of a word is totally included in the referent of another word.

• Hyponymy

• Synonymy

• Antonymy

---------- is a relation in which various words have different (written and sound) forms but have the same or nearly the same meaning.

• Synonymy

• Hyponymy

• Antonymy

--------- is a relation in which two words have different (written and sound) forms and are opposite in meaning.

• Antonymy

• Synonymy

• Hyponymy

--------- is a relation in which various words have the same (sound and written) form but have different meanings.

• Homonymy

• Synonymy

• Antonymy

-------- is a relation in which various words have the same sound form (also referred to as pronunciation) but have different meanings and written forms.

• Homophony

• Homonymy

• Antonymy